General Acts, Resolutions, and Memorials Adopted by the Legislature of Florida

of said act to amend the twelfth clause of the Constitution of this State, and adopted by the third and fourth General Assemblies as aforesaid, be and the same fis hereby abolished; but it is hereby provided that the General Assembly shall, by the concurrent vote of the two Houses thereof, at its next regular session, elect some person to fill the vacancy which will occur by expiration of the term of office of that Judge who may draw the two year term, under the provisions of said second section, which is hereinabove declared to be abolished.

FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY.-Passed the Senate by the Constitutional majority, December 13, 1850. Passed the House of Representatives, by the Constitutional majority, December 23, 1850.

SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY.-Passed the Senate by the Constitutional majori ty, December 20, 1852. Passed the House of Representatives by the Constitu tional majority, January 1, 1853.,

[No. 2.]

AN ACT to amend the Seventeenth Clause of the Fifth Article of the Constitution of this State.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Florida in General Assembly convened, That the seventeenth Clause of the fifth Article of the Constitution of this State be and the same is hereby so amended as to read as follows, to-wit: "There: shall be one Solicitor for each Circuit, who shall reside therein, and shall be elected by the qualified voters of such Circuit, on the first Monday in October in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three, and every four years thereafter, or at such times as the General Assembly may by law prescribe, and shall receive for his services a compensation to be fixed by law.

SEC. 2 Be it further enacted, That such elections shall be held and conducted, and the returns thereof made, in the same manner as is now prescribed by law, or may hereafter be prescribed by law, for the election of member to Congress from this State.

FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY.-Passed the Senate by the Constitutional majority, December 31, 1850. Passed the House of Representatives by the Constitutional majority, January 8, 1851.

SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY.-Passed the Senate by the Constitutional majority. December 20, 1852. Passed the House of Representatives by the Constitutional majority, January 1, 1853.

1852.

AMENDMENTS

ADOPTED BY THE FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

1852.

[No. 1.]

AN ACT to alter and amend the Fourteenth and Twenty-Third Clauses of the Third Article, and the Thirteenth and Sixteenth Clauses of the Fifth Article of the Constitution of this State.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Florida in General As sembly convened, That the fourteenth Clause of the third Article of the Constitution of this State be so altered and amended as to read as follows, viz: "There shall be a Secretary of State elected by the qualified voters of this State on the first Monday in October, in the year 1856, who shall continue in office during the term of four years; and he shall keep a fair register of the official acts and proceedings of the Governor, and shall, when required, lay the same, and all papers, minutes and vouchers relative thereto, before the General Assembly, and shall perform such other duties as may be required of him by law: Provided, That the term of office of the Secretary of State to be elected under this amended Constitution, shall not commence until the term of office of the officer now elected shall ex- • pire.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the twenty-third Clause of the third Article of the Constitution of this State be so altered and amended as to read as follows, viz: A State Treasurer and Comptroller of Public Accounts shall be elected by the qualified electors of this State on the first Monday in October in the year 1856, and every two years thereafter.

SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That the thirteenth Clause of the fifth Article of the Constitution of this State be so altered and amended as to read as follows, viz: The Clerk of the Supreme Court and the Clerks of the Courts of Chancery, shall be elected by the qualified electors of this State, on the first Monday in October in the year 1856, and ev

ery four years thereafter; and the Clerks of the Circuit Courts shall be elected by the qualified electors, in such manner as is now or may hereafter be prescribed by law.

SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That the sixteenth Clause of the fifth Article of the Constitution of this State be and the same is hereby so altered and amended as to read as follows, viz: There shall be an Attorney General for the State, who shall reside at the seat of Government; it shall be his duty to attend all sessions of the General Assembly, and upon the passage of any act, to draft and submit to the General Assembly, at the same session, all necessary forms of proceedings under such laws, which, when approved, shall be published therewith, and he shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by law; he shall be elected by the qualified electors of this State, on the first Monday of October in the year 1856, and every four years thereafter, but may be removed by the Governor, on the address of two-thirds of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall receive for his services a compensation to be fixed by law: Provided, That the term of office of the Attorney General to be elected under this amended Constitution shall not commence until the term of office of the officer now elected shall expire.

SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That said elections shall be conducted and the returns thereof made in the manner now prescribed or which may hereafter be prescribed by law for the election of member to Congress from this State; and it shall be the duty of the Governor to issue commissions, under the seal of the State, to the persons receiving the highest number of votes for the said several offices.

SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY.-Passed the House of Representatives by the Constitutional majority, January 3, 1853. Passed the Senate by the Constitutional majority, January 6, 1853.

1852.